Firefox doing its own thing...

[Cameronian]

I was trying to find out where to be able to watch yesterday's Scotland v England cricket match and so spent about twenty minutes ferreting around on Firefox. When I finally decided to give up as a glass of fino was calling, I closed the only Firefox window which I had opened to find another one lurking behind it, displaying the homepage of an online betting shop with all sorts of offers to seduce me (some chance!).

I don't like unexpected things happening behind my back. How do I stop parasitic links on pages I visit opening up new Firefox windows in this way. please?

[Saab Dastard]

Install AdBlock Plus and NoScript.

SD

[Cameronian]

Thank you, SD. I do have Adblock Plus running. About a year ago, on my now extinct W98 machine, I tried NoScript and it appeared to cause some disaster the details of which escape me now. Was that unusual? Perhaps it was the W98's limitations.

A bit of research in the meantime suggests that NoScript retains problematic aspects, especially in the context of its relationship with other useful software - favouring some and prejudicing others - which brings me back to my unhappiness about things happening behind my back..... Is there no other way to stop my use of Firefox being hijacked?

[rgbrock1]

Adblock Plus should have prevented the lurking window from appearing.
I run FF and Adblock Plus and never have a window open on me unless I wanted
it to.

Check you Adblock Plus subscription and try another one.